Barrister

In many common law jurisdictions, a barrister (or advocate, as they are known in Scotland) is a type of lawyer, particularly one entitled to appear before the superior courts of that jurisdiction. Details vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

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The legal profession in England and Wales is divided between solicitors and barristers. Both are trained in law but serve different functions in the practice of law.

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Until recently, the most obvious difference between the two professions was that only Barristers had a general right of audience in all courts in England and Wales. Barristers were therefore specialists either in appearing in court, or in the process of using the courts, which would include giving oral or written advice on the strength of a case and the best way to conduct it. In fact, many barristers have largely "paper practices" where they rarely or never make court apperances.

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